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Book by N. K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin

ノラ・ケイタ・ジェミシン

Fantasy writer

N. K. Jemisin (born 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer celebrated for her imaginative world-building and thought-provoking exploration of race, power, environmental collapse, and social injustice. Her landmark novel *The Fifth Season*, the opening volume of *The Broken Earth…

Book by Nabiko Plessy

Nabiko Plessy

プレシ 南日子

Translator

Nabiko Plessy is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on psychology, science, business, and the environment. In Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross’s “Talent,” she translated a discussion of how to recognize ability, potential, and personality beyond conventional recruitment habits. Her translation of…

Book by Nadia Murad Basee Taha

Nadia Murad Basee Taha

ナディア・ムラド

Human rights activist, 2018 Nobel Peace…

Nadia Murad Basee Taha (born 1993) is an Iraqi-born Yazidi human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. After surviving captivity and sexual slavery during the Islamic State's 2014 genocide against the Yazidi community, she became a global advocate for survivors of conflict-related sexual…

Book by nagai go

nagai go

永井 豪

Manga artist

Go Nagai (born 1945) is a Japanese manga artist. He is one of the most influential creators in the history of manga and anime, known for landmark works such as "Harenchi Gakuen," "Mazinger Z," and "Devilman." He received the Minister of Education Award from the Japan Cartoonists Association in 2005…

Book by nagai michiko

nagai michiko

永井 路子

Novelist

Nagai Michiko (1925–2023) was a Japanese historical novelist. After working as an editor at Shogakukan, she devoted herself to writing. She won the Naoki Prize for “Enkan,” which portrays the struggles surrounding the founding of the Kamakura shogunate through the perspectives of several people…

Book by nagai sayako

nagai sayako

永井 紗耶子

Novelist

Sayako Nagai (1977–) is a Japanese novelist and former newspaper journalist. Known for her carefully researched historical fiction, she brings overlooked figures and episodes from Japanese history to life while illuminating enduring aspects of human nature. She won the Nitta Jirō Literary Prize in…

Book by NAGAI Takashi

NAGAI Takashi

永井 隆

Doctor, essayist

Takashi Nagai (1908–1951) was a Japanese physician, medical researcher, and writer. A specialist in radiology at Nagasaki Medical College, he developed leukemia after years of exposure to radiation in the course of his medical work. On August 9, 1945, he was seriously wounded by the atomic bombing…

Book by NAGANO Kei

NAGANO Kei

長野 敬

Biology Author

Kei Nagano writes introductions to thinking about life and biology. With Zenji Suzuki, he coauthored a book connecting puzzles with biological learning. It offers a route into the living world that asks readers to think actively rather than simply receive information.

Book by NAGANO Toshio

NAGANO Toshio

永野 俊雄

Author on microscopic science

Toshio Nagano writes about the microscopic world revealed by electron microscopy. His work uses images to examine structures from cells to materials. It shows how instruments for seeing can expand knowledge of both life and matter.

Book by NAGAO Risa

NAGAO Risa

長尾 莉紗

Translator

Risa Nagao is a Japanese translator of English-language books on politics, society, science, and the arts. She graduated from the Department of Economics in Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics. Her translations span memoirs by political figures and actors, investigative…

Book by NAGASAWA Akane

NAGASAWA Akane

長澤 あかね

Translator

Akane Nagasawa is a Japanese translator whose work includes fiction, graphic narratives, psychology, and everyday life. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University’s School of Sociology, she worked in advertising and interpreting before entering book translation. Chloe Dalton’s “Raising Hare”…

Book by nagashima yu

nagashima yu

長嶋 有

Novelist, Manga artist

Yū Nagashima (born 1972) is a Japanese novelist and haiku poet. He made his literary debut in 2001 by winning the Bungakukai New Writers Award for "Sidecar ni Inu" and later that year received the Akutagawa Prize for "Mō Supīdo de Haha wa." He subsequently won the Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for "Yūko-chan…

Book by NAGATA Hanako

NAGATA Hanako

長田 華子

Economist

Hanako Nagata (born 1982) is a Japanese economist and Associate Professor at Ibaraki University. Specializing in Asian economies, South Asian studies, and gender studies, she has conducted extensive research on women working in Bangladesh’s garment industry, examining globalization, wages, working…

Book by NAGATA Shuya

NAGATA Shuya

永田 修矢

Novelist

Nagata Shuya (born 2003) is a Japanese novelist from Shizuoka Prefecture. While studying English literature at Doshisha University, he won the 69th Gunzo Prize for New Writers in 2026 for his debut novel, “Hone to Kusari.” The novel follows Riku and Tatsuki, two sixth-grade boys whose friendship…

Book by NAGAYAMA Junya

NAGAYAMA Junya

長山 淳哉

Public health scientist

Junya Nagayama, born in 1947, is a researcher in public health and preventive medicine. He worked for many years at Kyushu University, studying the causes of Kanemi Yusho and the effects of dioxin exposure on fetuses and infants. His writing for general readers addresses the relationship between…

Book by NAGAYO Yoshiro

NAGAYO Yoshiro

長与 善郎

Novelist, Playwright, Critic

Yoshiro Nagayo (1888–1961) was a Japanese novelist, playwright and critic. Born in Tokyo, he was the fifth son of the physician Sensai Nagayo. He left the English literature program at Tokyo Imperial University without graduating and joined the Shirakaba literary circle in 1911. Associated with…

Book by NAGAZONO Yasuhiro

NAGAZONO Yasuhiro

長薗 安浩

Novelist

Yasuhiro Nagazono (born 1960) is a Japanese novelist who writes fiction for adults and younger readers. Born in Nagasaki Prefecture, he graduated from Nanzan University and worked at Recruit, serving as editor-in-chief of “Shushoku Journal” and founding editor-in-chief of the book magazine “Da…

Book by nagira yu

nagira yu

凪良 ゆう

Writer

Yu Nagira (born 1973) is a Japanese novelist from Shiga Prefecture. She began her career in boys’ love fiction, depicting romantic relationships between men, before expanding into fiction about bonds that resist social conventions and well-meaning assumptions. “Ruro no Tsuki” follows two people…

Book by NAGOSHI Kenro

NAGOSHI Kenro

名越 健郎

Journalist, Professor, Takushoku…

Kenro Nagoshi (born 1953) is a Japanese journalist and specialist in Russia and the former Soviet Union from Okayama Prefecture. He is a visiting professor at the Institute of World Studies, Takushoku University. After graduating from the Russian-language program at Tokyo University of Foreign…

Book by NAGURA Yuri

NAGURA Yuri

奈倉 有里

Russian literature researcher

Yuri Nagura (born 1982) is a Japanese scholar of Russian literature, translator, and essayist. She became the first Japanese graduate of the Gorky Literature Institute and later earned a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Tokyo. She is currently a lecturer at Waseda University, specializing…

Book by NAITO Ken

NAITO Ken

内藤 健

Plant geneticist

Ken Naito (born 1978) is a Japanese plant geneticist and senior researcher at the Genetic Resources Center of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO). He earned a Ph.D. in agricultural science from Kyoto University and studies the genomes and genetic diversity of wild…

Book by NAITO Masami

NAITO Masami

内藤 正美

Science book author

Masami Naito writes about using computer simulation to understand science. His books with Naoyuki Sasaki explore physical and biological phenomena through personal-computer programs. Changing conditions and observing the results provides a way to think about processes that are difficult to observe…

Book by NAKADATE Yuki

NAKADATE Yuki

中立 悠紀

Historian

Yuki Nakadate (born 1990) is a Japanese historian specializing in modern Japanese history. He received his Ph.D. from Kyushu University and served as a JSPS Research Fellow (PD) at Meiji University before becoming a part-time lecturer at Tokyo Woman's Christian University. His research focuses on…

Book by nakagami kenji

nakagami kenji

中上 健次

Novelist

Kenji Nakagami (1946–1992) was a Japanese novelist and critic from Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture. After moving to Tokyo, he supported himself through manual labor while continuing to write. Drawing on Kumano and the discriminated buraku community in which he was raised, he created a fictional…

Book by NAKAGAWA Hachiro

NAKAGAWA Hachiro

中川 八郎

Author on nutrition and the brain

Hachiro Nakagawa writes about relationships between nutrition and brain function. His popular work considers daily meals in relation to the energy and activity of the brain. He has also translated related writing, helping readers reconsider nutritional knowledge in everyday life.

Book by NAKAGAWA Izumi

NAKAGAWA Izumi

中川 泉

Translator

Izumi Nakagawa is a Japanese translator working on music, science, medicine, and design. She graduated in English from Osaka University of Foreign Studies. Her work includes musicians’ memoirs and interviews, illustrated scientific reference books, and investigations of contemporary medical…

Book by NAKAGAWA Shigemi

NAKAGAWA Shigemi

中川 成美

Literature researcher, Specially…

Shigemi Nakagawa (born 1951) is a Japanese scholar of modern Japanese literature and cultural studies. After graduating from Rikkyo University, she completed her doctoral studies there and earned a Doctor of Literature degree. She has served as Professor and Specially Appointed Professor at…

Book by NAKAGOME Hachiro

NAKAGOME Hachiro

中込 八郎

Physics Author

Hachiro Nakagome writes about understanding physics through familiar events. His work examines falling objects, pendulums, colour and electromagnetism. By revisiting everyday observations, it encourages readers to connect physical laws with their own understanding.

Book by NAKAJIMA Heitaro

NAKAJIMA Heitaro

中島 平太郎

Sound engineer

Heitaro Nakajima was an engineer involved in the development of digital audio. After working at NHK, he helped develop and commercialize the compact disc at Sony and served as president of the Japan Audio Society. His research and writing explored new possibilities for recording and reproducing…

Book by NAKAJIMA Kei

NAKAJIMA Kei

中島 恵

Journalist

Kei Nakajima (born 1967) is a Japanese journalist specializing in contemporary China and East Asia. After studying at Peking University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she worked as a newspaper reporter before becoming a freelance journalist. She has spent decades covering the societies,…

Book by nakajima kyoko

nakajima kyoko

中島 京子

Novelist, Essayist

Kyoko Nakajima (born 1964) is a Japanese novelist. After graduating from the Department of History at Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, she worked for a publishing company and later as a freelance writer before making her fiction debut with "FUTON" in 2003. Drawing on subjects such as family,…

Book by NAKAJIMA Yuka

NAKAJIMA Yuka

中島 由華

Translator

Yuka Nakajima is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction encompassing social and economic history, reported accounts of contemporary society, and music culture. She studied English literature at Waseda University. Her translations have ranged from books on states and economic…

Book by NAKAMORI Akio

NAKAMORI Akio

中森 明夫

Writer/Idol Critic

Akio Nakamori (born 1960) is a Japanese writer and idol critic from Mie Prefecture. Active across magazines, television, and other media since the 1980s, he is also known for introducing the term “otaku” into commentary on youth culture. His criticism and fiction approach music and idols as…

Book by NAKAMURA Hakobu

NAKAMURA Hakobu

中村 運

Authors related to life science

Hakobu Nakamura writes about the relationship between water and life. His work traces water’s role from the origin of living organisms to processes inside the body. It connects the properties of a familiar substance with the biological activities it makes possible.

Book by NAKAMURA Hiroshi

NAKAMURA Hiroshi

中村 弘

Science writer

Hiroshi Nakamura writes about science through subjects such as magnets and magic. His books explore questions about magnetism and the rational methods behind seemingly impossible tricks, using everyday surprises as an introduction to scientific thinking.

Book by NAKAMURA Ikuo

NAKAMURA Ikuo

中村 征夫

Underwater photographer, photojournalist

Ikuo Nakamura (born 1945) is one of Japan's leading underwater photographers and photojournalists. Largely self-taught, he began underwater photography at the age of nineteen and became a freelance photographer in 1976. Throughout his career, he has documented oceans around the world while pursuing…

Book by NAKAMURA Jiro

NAKAMURA Jiro

中村 二朗

Economist, Visiting Professor, Nihon…

Jiro Nakamura (born 1952) is a Japanese economist and Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor at Nihon University. His research specializes in labor economics, econometrics, and the economics of healthcare and long-term care, with particular emphasis on labor markets, foreign workers, aging, and…

Book by NAKAMURA Kazuyuki

NAKAMURA Kazuyuki

中村 和幸

Mathematics book author

Kazuyuki Nakamura writes about approaches to mathematical problem solving. His work emphasizes changing perspective and developing a plan before calculating. He also addresses mathematics for employment examinations, helping readers broaden their strategies for understanding problems.

Book by NAKAMURA Keits

NAKAMURA Keits

中村 佳太

Coffee roaster, essayist

Keita Nakamura (born 1981) is a Japanese coffee roaster and essayist. Born in Iwate Prefecture and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture, he studied earth and planetary sciences at the graduate school of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, earning a master's degree in science. After working as a business…

Book by NAKAMURA Kichiemon

NAKAMURA Kichiemon

中村 吉右衛門

Kabuki actor

Nakamura Kichiemon II (1944–2021) was a Japanese Kabuki actor from Tokyo. Born the second son of Matsumoto Koshiro VIII, he was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Nakamura Kichiemon I. He made his stage debut as Nakamura Mannosuke in 1948 and succeeded to the name Nakamura Kichiemon II in 1966.…

Book by NAKAMURA Kiiko

NAKAMURA Kiiko

中村 きい子

Novelist

Kiiko Nakamura (1928–1996) was a Japanese novelist from Kagoshima Prefecture. She completed higher elementary school under Japan’s prewar education system. A participant in the Circle Village movement associated with Gan Tanigawa and Kazue Morisaki, she documented women’s lives in southern Kyushu…

Book by NAKAMURA Makoto

NAKAMURA Makoto

中村 真

Psychologist

Makoto Nakamura is a psychologist studying emotion and communication. His work at Utsunomiya University has examined facial expressions, their contexts, and cultural differences in emotional expression. His coauthored book on why people laugh connects the study of laughter with broader questions…

Book by NAKAMURA Mareaki

NAKAMURA Mareaki

中村 希明

Psychiatrist/author

Mareaki Nakamura wrote for general readers about psychiatry and psychology. His work examined the mechanisms of mutual support in the treatment of alcoholism and explored ghost experiences through psychology. Across subjects including addiction, crime, and unusual experiences, he sought to explain…

Book by nakamura tetsu

nakamura tetsu

中村 哲

Physician

Tetsu Nakamura (1946–2019) was a Japanese physician and humanitarian. Beginning in 1984, he devoted himself to medical work in Pakistan and Afghanistan, treating patients with leprosy and infectious diseases. As prolonged drought and conflict devastated local communities, he expanded his efforts…

Book by NAKAMURA Yoko

NAKAMURA Yoko

中村 陽子

Culinary expert, infant food instructor

Yoko Nakamura is a Japanese cooking expert and certified instructor in meals for young children. After working as an assistant to a cooking expert, she became independent, developing recipes for baby food, lunchboxes, sweets, and cooking activities for parents and children. “Rikeino o Tsukuru…

Book by NAKANISHI Noboru

NAKANISHI Noboru

中西 襄

Theoretical physicist

Noboru Nakanishi is a theoretical physicist and emeritus professor at Kyoto University’s Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences. His popular writing on relativistic quantum theory introduces questions involving gravity and light. His research and exposition examine the concepts of spacetime…

Book by NAKANO Makiko

NAKANO Makiko

中野 真紀子

Translator

Makiko Nakano is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on contemporary politics, journalism, and the Middle East. As a representative of Democracy Now! Japan, she has worked on making the American independent news program available in Japanese. Her translation of “The Pen and the Sword,”…

Book by NAKASUGA Tsuneo

NAKASUGA Tsuneo

中須賀 常雄

Author on wetland ecology

Tsuneo Nakasuga writes about wetland ecosystems. His coauthored introduction uses examples such as mangrove wetlands to examine connections among organisms and organic matter. It explains the importance of these environments through the relationships that sustain life at the boundary between land…

Book by NAKATA Taisuke

NAKATA Taisuke

仲田 泰祐

Macroeconomist

Taisuke Nakata is a macroeconomist whose research covers monetary and fiscal policy and public health. He earned a BA in economics from the University of Chicago in 2003, worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and received his PhD in economics from New York University in 2012. From 2012…

Book by NAKATSUKASA Tetsuo

NAKATSUKASA Tetsuo

中務 哲郎

Western classical scholar, translator

Tetsuo Nakatsukasa (born 1947) is a Japanese classical scholar and translator specializing in ancient Greek epic, fables, and traditional narratives. Born in Osaka, he completed the required coursework in Kyoto University’s doctoral program in literature in 1975 and left without completing the…

Book by NAKAYAMA Masatoshi

NAKAYAMA Masatoshi

中山 正敏

Physicist

Masatoshi Nakayama, born in 1936, is a physicist and professor emeritus at Kyushu University. Educated at the University of Tokyo, he taught at Kyushu University and the Open University of Japan. His books connect fundamental concepts in electromagnetism and condensed matter physics with the study…

Book by nakayama shichiri

nakayama shichiri

中山 七里

Novelist, Mystery writer

Shichiri Nakayama (1961–) is a Japanese novelist best known for his mystery fiction. He made his literary debut after winning the 8th "Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!" Grand Prize for "Goodbye Debussy" in 2009. Since then, he has written across a wide range of genres, including musical mysteries, police…

Book by NAKAYAMA Yu

NAKAYAMA Yu

中山 宥

Translator

Yu Nakayama (born 1964) is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction, business writing, and books about film. Tom Mead’s “Death and the Conjuror” and “The Murder Wheel” feature magician Joseph Spector investigating apparently impossible crimes. Michael Lewis’s “Moneyball” examines the use…

Book by NAKAYAMA Yukiko

NAKAYAMA Yukiko

中山 裕木子

Technical translator/English instructor

Yukiko Nakayama is a Japanese technical translator and English-language educator. She founded U-English and works on patent translation, scientific manuscript editing, and instruction for researchers and engineers. Her writing emphasizes accuracy, clarity, and concision in both specialized…

Book by NAKAZATO Kyoko

NAKAZATO Kyoko

中里 京子

Translator

Kyoko Nakazato (born 1955) is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on medicine, biology, and psychology. Her work also includes biographical writing, such as Charlie Chaplin’s autobiography. In Daniel E. Lieberman’s account of exercise, published in Japanese as “Undo no Shinwa” and later as “Undo no…

Book by NAMEKATA Akio

NAMEKATA Akio

行方 昭夫

English literature researcher,…

Akio Namekata (born 1931) is a scholar of English and American literature, translator, and teacher of close reading. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo’s College of Arts and Sciences and later taught there. He translated Henry James and Somerset Maugham and conducted a…

Book by NAMIKI Hitoshi

NAMIKI Hitoshi

並木 均

Translator

Hitoshi Namiki (born 1963) is a Japanese translator specializing in intelligence, security, and international affairs. A graduate of Chuo University’s Faculty of Law, he worked for approximately thirty years at Japan’s Public Security Intelligence Agency and the Cabinet Intelligence and Research…

Book by NAMIKI Kazuko

NAMIKI Kazuko

並木 和子

Food science researcher

Kazuko Namiki is a researcher and professor emerita at Sugiyama Jogakuen University. Her coauthored writing on vegetables and thrombosis addresses the relationship between food and health. She has also studied the history of women scientists in Japan, examining the roles of universities and RIKEN…

Book by NANBA Yuki

NANBA Yuki

難波 優輝

Aesthetician, critic, science fiction…

Yuuki Namba (born 1994) is a Japanese philosopher specializing in analytic aesthetics and the philosophy of popular culture. His research explores reading, narrative, time, and everyday aesthetic experience through the lens of analytic philosophy. His best-known book, "The Philosophy of Critiquing…

Book by Nancy Isenberg

Nancy Isenberg

ナンシー・アイゼンバーグ

Historian

Nancy Isenberg (born 1952) is an American historian. She is Professor Emerita of History at Louisiana State University. Her research focuses on early American history, the political thought of the founding era, social class, race, and gender, examining the historical forces that shaped the United…

Book by Naofumi Nakamura

Naofumi Nakamura

中村 尚史

Economic historian

Naofumi Nakamura (born 1966) is an economic historian specializing in the economic and business history of Japan. Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, he graduated from Kumamoto University in 1989 and pursued graduate study at Kyushu University, receiving his doctorate in literature there in 1997. After…

Book by naoki urasawa

naoki urasawa

浦沢 直樹

Manga artist

Naoki Urasawa (born 1960) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1983 with "BETA!!" and is widely recognized for his masterful storytelling, psychological suspense, and richly developed characters. Over his career, he has created acclaimed series including "YAWARA!," "Monster," "20th…

Book by Naoko Takahashi

Naoko Takahashi

高橋 尚子

Translator

Naoko Takahashi (born 1983) is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction. She comes from Hokkaido and graduated in English literature from Waseda University’s School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I. Comparing original texts with translations during university led to an interest in literary…

Book by Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein

ナオミ・クライン

Journalist, author, activist

Naomi Klein (born 1970) is a Canadian journalist whose reporting examines corporate power, economic inequality, and the climate crisis. Born in Montreal, she is Professor of Climate Justice at the University of British Columbia and co-director of its Centre for Climate Justice. Her investigation of…

Book by narusawa shinya

narusawa shinya

鳴沢 真也

Astronomer, astrophysicist

Shin-ya Narusawa (born 1965) is a Japanese astronomer and lecturer at the University of Hyogo’s Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences. Born in Nagano Prefecture, he specializes in astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Alongside research on binary and…

Book by nashiki kaho

nashiki kaho

梨木 香歩

Children’s author, Picture book author,…

Kaho Nashiki (born 1959) is a Japanese novelist and writer of children's literature. After studying in the United Kingdom, she gained wide recognition when The Witch of the West Is Dead won the inaugural Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award in 1994. Her works, which range from children's…

Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

ナシム・ニコラス・タレブ

Mathematician, essayist,…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1960–) is a Lebanese-born essayist, risk researcher, and former derivatives trader. Drawing on his experience in financial markets, he writes extensively on uncertainty, probability, risk, and decision-making. He has served as Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at…

Book by Nate Silver

Nate Silver

ネイト・シルバー

Statistician

Nate Silver (1978–) is an American statistician and data journalist. After helping to develop PECOTA, a system for forecasting the performance of baseball players, he founded the data-analysis website FiveThirtyEight in 2008. He became widely known for probabilistic forecasts of United States…

Book by Nathan Hill

Nathan Hill

ネイサン・ヒル

Novelist

Nathan Hill is an American novelist from Iowa. After publishing short fiction in literary journals, he made his novel debut in 2016 with "The Nix," which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize’s Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and was selected as one of the year’s best books by The New York…

Book by Nathan Thrall

Nathan Thrall

ネイサン・スロール

Writer, Essayist, Journalist

Nathan Thrall is an American journalist, author, and Middle East analyst based in Jerusalem. He spent a decade at the International Crisis Group, where he served as Director of the Arab-Israeli Project, and has also taught at Bard College. Specializing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Middle…

Book by Nathaniel Philbrick

Nathaniel Philbrick

ナサニエル・フィルブリック

History writer

Nathaniel Philbrick (1956–) is an American historian and nonfiction author. Specializing in early American history, maritime history, and exploration, he is widely admired for combining meticulous historical research with compelling narrative storytelling. His books have explored subjects ranging…

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NATSUKI Eru

夏木 エル

Novelist

Elu Natsuki is a Japanese novelist from Sapporo, Hokkaido. She began publishing fiction on online platforms including No-Ichigo and writes primarily about young love, loss, and the emotional bonds formed by people confronting uncertain futures. Her representative novel, “Rokuwakusei no Parade,”…

Book by natsuki ikezawa

natsuki ikezawa

池澤 夏樹

Novelist, Poet

Natsuki Ikezawa (born 1945) is a Japanese novelist, poet, and translator from Hokkaido. He studied physics at Saitama University and lived in Greece and other locations before making his debut as a novelist in 1984 with "Natsu no Asa no Seisōken." Drawing on his interest in the natural sciences and…

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natsume dai

夏目 大

Translator

Dai Natsume (born 1966) is a Japanese translator specializing in nonfiction on science, psychology, information technology, and social issues. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he graduated from Doshisha University’s Faculty of Letters and worked as a systems engineer at a major manufacturer before turning…

Book by Ned Blackhawk

Ned Blackhawk

ネッド・ブラックホーク

Nonfiction writer, Historian

Ned Blackhawk (1971–) is an American historian. A professor at Yale University, he specializes in Native American history, the history of the American West, and colonial North America. His scholarship has reshaped the study of American history by placing Indigenous peoples at the center of the…

Book by Neil D. Lawrence

Neil D. Lawrence

ニール・D・ローレンス

Machine learning researcher

Neil D. Lawrence is a machine-learning researcher and the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge, where he leads ai@cam, the university’s flagship AI mission. After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Southampton and working as a field…

Book by Neil Root

Neil Root

ニール・ルート

Journalist, Nonfiction writer, Novelist

Neil Root (born 1971) is a British journalist, nonfiction author, and novelist. Born in London, he has written for national newspapers, magazines, and online publications, covering crime, policing, espionage, and media history. He is widely recognized as a historian of British crime, producing…

Book by Neil Sheehan

Neil Sheehan

ニール・シーハン

Journalist

Neil Sheehan (1936–2021) was an American journalist and author. After graduating from Harvard University, he began his career with United Press International before becoming a correspondent for The New York Times, where he covered the Vietnam War. He played a pivotal role in reporting on the…

Book by Neil Shubin

Neil Shubin

ニール・シュービン

Paleontologist, evolutionary biologist,…

Neil Shubin (born 1960) is an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science writer. He is Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago and is best known for co-discovering *Tiktaalik roseae*, a fossil that provides a crucial link between fish and the…

Book by nejime shoichi

nejime shoichi

ねじめ 正一

Novelist, Poet

Shōichi Nejime (born 1948) is a Japanese poet and novelist. He was born into a family that operated a dried-goods shop in Koenji, Tokyo, and later attended Aoyama Gakuin University. His first poetry collection, "Fu," received the H Prize in 1981 and drew attention for its use of everyday language…

Book by Nevil Shute

Nevil Shute

ネヴィル・シュート

Novelist, aviation engineer

Nevil Shute (1899–1960) was a British-born novelist and aeronautical engineer who later settled in Australia. Born Nevil Shute Norway, he studied engineering at the University of Oxford and worked on airships and aircraft while writing fiction. His first published novel, “Marazan,” appeared in…

Book by Nicci French

Nicci French

ニッキ・フレンチ

Novelist

Nicci French is the shared pen name of British journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, who write psychological suspense together. Gerrard taught English literature and helped launch a magazine about women, literature, and the arts before working in literary editing and feature journalism at the…

Book by Nichola Rumsey

Nichola Rumsey

ニコラ・ラムズィ

Health psychologist

Nichola Rumsey is a health psychologist specializing in the psychology of appearance. She founded the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England and has studied the psychosocial effects of visible difference. Her research and consultancy connect psychological knowledge…

Book by Nicholas Boggs

Nicholas Boggs

ニコラス・ボッグズ

Biographer, Literary scholar

Nicholas Boggs (born 1973) is an American biographer and independent literary scholar whose work explores James Baldwin’s life and writing, particularly the relationship between intimacy and artistic creation. Raised in Washington, D.C., he earned a BA in English from Yale University, an MFA in…

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Nicholson Baker

ニコルソン・ベイカー

Novelist, essayist

Nicholson Baker writes fiction rooted in everyday observation and nonfiction based on documentary research. After studying music, he earned a degree in English at Haverford College. The Mezzanine expanded a brief escalator ride into an intricate investigation of objects, habits and thought. Double…

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Nick Herbert

ニック・ハ－バ－ト

Physicist/Writer

Nick Herbert is a physicist and author with a doctorate in experimental physics from Stanford University. He has taught science to audiences ranging from kindergarten children to graduate students. In Quantum Reality, he introduces general readers to scientific and philosophical debates over…

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Nick Srnicek

ニック・スルネック

Philosopher

Nick Srnicek (born 1982) is a Canadian political economist and thinker whose research focuses on the digital economy, artificial intelligence, the future of work, and postcapitalist futures. He is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King's College London and holds a Ph.D. in International…

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Nicola Twilley

ニコラ・トゥイリー

Journalist

Nicola Twilley is a British-born science journalist based in Los Angeles. A contributing writer at The New Yorker, she also cohosts Gastropod, a podcast exploring food through science and history. Examining how refrigeration transformed food and the systems that supply it, “Frostbite: How…

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Nicolas Niarchos

ニコラス・ニアルコス

Journalist

Nicolas Niarchos is a journalist whose reporting focuses on energy, war, migration, and mineral resources. He has contributed to “The New Yorker” since 2014, and his work has also appeared in “The Nation,” “The New York Times,” and “The Guardian.” He received a 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award for radio…

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Nicole Krauss

ニコール・クラウス

Novelist

Nicole Krauss (1974–) is an American novelist born in New York. She made her debut with “Man Walks Into a Room,” about a man confronting loneliness and identity after losing part of his memory. “The History of Love,” which connects an elderly Holocaust survivor, a young girl, and the history of a…

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Nicole Perlroth

ニコール・パーロース

Journalist, cybersecurity expert

Nicole Perlroth is an American journalist and cybersecurity investor. A graduate of Princeton University with a master’s degree from Stanford University, she spent roughly a decade covering cybersecurity and digital espionage for The New York Times. Her reporting examined state-sponsored hacking,…

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Nifu Senkin

二歩 千金

Shogi blogger, shogi book author

Nifu Senkin is a Japanese shogi blogger and writer of instructional books. He began publishing opening research on his blog Gendai Furibisha Navi in 2013, including original analysis of ways to counter Central Rook combined with a Left Anaguma castle. The following year, he launched Jinsei Zero-te…

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Nigel Hamilton

ナイジェル・ハミルトン

Biographer, Historian

Nigel Hamilton (1944–) is a British-born American biographer and historian. His work examines political and military leaders through their family relationships, institutional conflicts, and decision-making. “Monty: The Making of a General, 1887–1942,” the first volume of his authorized three-part…

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NIKI Rinco

ニキ・リンコ

Translator, writer

Rinco Niki is a translator and writer whose work includes psychiatry, neuroscience, and disability. After receiving an autism-spectrum diagnosis in her thirties, she wrote and lectured about sensory experience, information processing, and difficulties in daily life. Her own Japanese-language book…

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Nikkei Inc.

日本経済新聞社

Newspaper company

Nikkei Inc. is a Japanese newspaper company whose newspapers, digital media, and information services focus on the economy, business, and finance. Its origins lie in “Chugai Bukka Shimpo,” a commercial and price-information newspaper founded in 1876. The paper became “Chugai Shogyo Shimpo” in 1889…

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Nilanjana Roy

ニランジャナ・ロイ

Journalist, Literary critic, Editor,…

Nilanjana Roy is an Indian novelist, literary critic and journalist based in Delhi. She writes about books and reading for the Financial Times and has reported on gender and violence against women for the New York Times. She also helped establish the Indian publishing house Westland Books as its…

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Nina Hall

ニ－ナ・ホ－ル

Science book editor

Nina Hall is an editor of science books. She edited The New Scientist Guide to Chaos, bringing together explanations of chaos, fractals, and nonlinear dynamics. The collection introduces general readers to ways of understanding the interplay of order and unpredictability in mathematics and the…

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Nino Haratischwili

ニノ・ハラティシュヴィリ

Novelist, playwright, theater director

Nino Haratischwili (1983–) is a Georgian-born German-language novelist and playwright. Based in Germany since 2003, she writes fiction and drama that explore history, war, family, memory, and identity. Her sweeping narratives and richly developed characters have earned her international…

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NIREI Koichi

楡井 浩一

Translator

Koichi Nirei (1951–2014) was a pen name used by the Japanese translator Kazuki Agarie. Books published under this name span science, economics, and history. Bill Bryson’s “A Short History of Nearly Everything” introduces the origins of the universe, Earth, and life through discoveries and the…

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nishi kanako

西 加奈子

Novelist

Kanako Nishi, born in 1977, is a Japanese novelist. Born in Tehran, Iran, she grew up in Cairo and Osaka before making her literary debut with “Aoi” in 2004. Her novel “Saraba!,” which won the Naoki Prize in 2015, follows a man who moves between Iran, Egypt, and Osaka as he confronts changes within…

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NISHI Osamu

西 修

Manga artist

Osamu Nishi (born 1992) is a Japanese manga artist from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. Nishi made a professional debut with “Shonen K” in 2011 and launched the first serialized work, “Hotel Helheim,” in 2014. In 2017, Nishi began serializing “Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun” in “Weekly Shonen…

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NISHIGAKI Toru

西垣 通

Information scientist, professor…

Toru Nishigaki (born 1948) is a Japanese scholar of information studies and media theory. After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a degree in mathematical engineering, he worked on computer systems research and development at Hitachi and later served as a visiting researcher at Stanford…

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NISHIKAWA Miki

西川 美樹

Translator

Miki Nishikawa is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on politics, economics, society, and history. In “Risky Business,” by Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, and Ray Fisman, she translated an account of selection problems in insurance markets: buyers and sellers make decisions with different…

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NISHIKAWA Yukiko

西川 由紀子

Translator

Yukiko Nishikawa is a Japanese translator working on English-language books about psychology, education, and science. Born in Osaka Prefecture, she graduated in English literature from Kobe College. After working as an IT engineer and serving with the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in…

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NISHINO Ryutaro

西野 竜太郎

Translator and author in the IT field

Ryutaro Nishino is a Japanese translator and writer working on information technology and English for software professionals. After studying in the United States and graduating from a Japanese university, he began freelance translation and software development in 2002. He became head of the…

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NISHIO Kanae

西尾 香苗

Translator in the field of biology

Kanae Nishio is a Japanese translator specializing in biology and natural history. Nishio graduated from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Science, completed a master’s course in its Graduate School of Science, and subsequently left the doctoral program. Nishio has also taught biology to students…

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NISHIYAMA Kenichi

西山 賢一

Cultural ecology researcher

Kenichi Nishiyama is a researcher whose work developed from theoretical chemistry and biology into economics and cultural ecology. He taught at institutions including Saitama University and used ecological perspectives and mathematical models to examine organizations and social change. His writing…

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NISHIYAMA Yuji

西山 佑司

Linguist, language philosopher

Yuji Nishiyama (1943–) is a Japanese linguist and philosopher of language. He studied French literature and philosophy at Keio University and completed a doctoral program in philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He later taught at Keio University’s Institute of Cultural and…

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NISHIZAKI Nobuhiko

西﨑 伸彦

Journalist, Weekly Bunshun Reporter

Nobuhiko Nishizaki (born 1970) is a Japanese journalist and nonfiction writer. After graduating from Ritsumeikan University, he worked as a reporter for *Shukan Post* and later for *Shukan Bunshun*, covering business, finance, politics, entertainment, sports, and major social affairs before…

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nitta jiro

新田 次郎

Novelist, meteorologist

Jiro Nitta (1912–1980) was a Japanese novelist born in Kamisuwa, now part of Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. His real name was Hiroto Fujiwara. After graduating from the Wireless Telegraph Training Institute, now the University of Electro-Communications, he joined the Central Meteorological…

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NITTA Kyoko

新田 享子

Translator

Kyoko Nitta is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on technology, international politics, history, and clothing. Born in Mie Prefecture, she lived in San Francisco before moving to Toronto. Kara Swisher’s “Burn Book” draws on decades of reporting to examine technology executives…

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niwa uichiro

丹羽 宇一郎

Businessman, Chairman and President of…

Uichiro Niwa (1939–2025) was a Japanese business executive and former ambassador to China who served as president and chairman of ITOCHU Corporation. Born in Aichi Prefecture, he graduated from Nagoya University’s Faculty of Law and joined ITOCHU in 1962, working mainly in its food business. He…

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NIWATA Yoko

庭田 よう子

Translator

Yoko Niwata is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on business, history, society, and science. Her translations connect questions about individual action with accounts of larger institutions and historical events. Bernard Roth’s book on achievement applies approaches developed in design to personal…

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Noah Hawley

ノア・ホ−リ−

Video producer, screenwriter, writer

Noah Hawley (born 1967) is an American novelist, screenwriter, director, and television producer. After beginning his career as a novelist, he gained international recognition as the creator, writer, and director of the acclaimed television series Fargo and Legion. Working across both literature…

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Noah J. Goldstein

ノア・J・ゴールドスタイン

Social psychologist

Noah J. Goldstein is an American social psychologist and professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He earned a BS in Human Development from Cornell University and an MA and a PhD in Social Psychology from Arizona State University. His research examines persuasion and social norms, focusing…

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Noam Chomsky

ノーム・チョムスキー

Philosopher, language philosopher,…

Noam Chomsky (born 1928) is an American linguist, cognitive scientist, and political thinker. A longtime professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he revolutionized modern linguistics through the development of generative grammar. He has also written extensively on politics,…

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nobeoka kentaro

延岡 健太郎

Business scholar, innovation…

Kentaro Nobeoka (born 1959) is a Japanese management scholar and Professor Emeritus at Osaka University. His research focuses on technology management (MOT), business strategy, innovation, and product development, and he has made significant contributions to the study of customer value creation and…

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Nobuhiko Matsui

松井 信彦

Translator of scientific books

Nobuhiko Matsui is a Japanese translator of books on physics, mathematics, medicine, and the information society. He completed a master’s-level program in electrical engineering at Keio University’s Graduate School of Science and Technology. Matsui translated Ananyo Bhattacharya’s “The Man from the…

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nobuko takagi

高樹 のぶ子

Novelist

Nobuko Takagi (born 1946) is a Japanese novelist from Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. After graduating from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University Junior College and working for a publishing company, she began her literary career in 1980 with “Sono Hosoki Michi.” Her fiction focuses on love and desire…

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Nobuyoshi Shibuya

澁谷 展由

Lawyer, Certified Fraud Examiner

Nobuyoshi Shibuya is a lawyer and Certified Fraud Examiner specialising in company law, corporate governance, responses to corporate misconduct, and IT-related legal matters. He graduated in law from Keio University in 1999, completed its master’s programme in law in 2001, and graduated from Meiji…

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nobuyuki hukumoto

福本 伸行

Manga artist

Nobuyuki Fukumoto (born 1958) is a Japanese manga artist from Kanagawa Prefecture. He made his debut in 1980 with "Yoroshiku Junjō Taishō" and has built his career around characters trapped by debt, gambling, and coercive organizations. His representative work, "Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji," follows…

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NOGIZAKA Taro

乃木坂 太郎

Manga artist

Taro Nogizaka is a Japanese manga artist whose work spans medicine, crime, and history, often exploring conflicts between institutional interests and individual convictions. His representative work, "Iryū: Team Medical Dragon," is a medical manga based on a concept by Akira Nagai and drawn by…

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noguchi ken

野口 健

Climber, environmental activist,…

Ken Noguchi (born 1973) is a Japanese alpinist and environmental activist. While studying at Asia University, he climbed Mount Everest and went on to complete the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent. He has since led environmental initiatives, including large-scale clean-up projects…

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NOGUCHI Masao

野口 正雄

Translator

Masao Noguchi (born 1968) is a translator specializing in medical and natural-science literature. Born in Kyoto City, he graduated from Doshisha University’s Faculty of Law. His translations cover medical history, biological evolution, and the environment. In Richard Gunderman’s “Contagion,” he…

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NOGUCHI Yoshikuni

野口 義圀

Dermatologist/allergy researcher

Yoshikuni Noguchi was a Japanese dermatologist and medical researcher specializing in dermatology, allergology, and immunology. In 1952, he became the first professor of Yokohama City University’s independent Department of Dermatology, helping establish its emphasis on the immunological mechanisms…

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noguchi yukio

野口 悠紀雄

Economist, Professor Emeritus of…

Yukio Noguchi (born 1940) is a Japanese economist and Professor Emeritus at Hitotsubashi University. After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a degree in engineering, he joined Japan's Ministry of Finance and later earned a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University. He held professorships…

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NOI Ryoji

野依 良治

Chemist, Director, Center for Research…

Ryoji Noyori (born 1938) is a Japanese chemist and Distinguished Professor at Nagoya University. A pioneer in organic chemistry, he made groundbreaking contributions to asymmetric catalysis and asymmetric synthesis. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on chirally…

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noji tsuneyoshi

野地 秩嘉

Nonfiction writer

Tsuneyoshi Noji (born 1957) is a Japanese nonfiction writer known for his in-depth reporting on business, manufacturing, service industries, and Japanese culture. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Waseda University and worked in publishing and as an exhibition producer before becoming a full-time…

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NOJIRI Hoei

野尻 抱影

English literature scholar, essayist,…

Hoei Nojiri (1885–1977) was a scholar of English literature, essayist, and researcher of star folklore. Born in Yokohama, he graduated from Waseda University’s English literature department, taught English at Kofu and Azabu middle schools, and later joined the publisher Kenkyusha, working on…

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NOMIYA Yu

野宮 有

Manga original author, novelist

Yu Nomiya (born 1993) is a Japanese novelist and manga story writer from Fukuoka Prefecture. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Nagasaki University, he made his literary debut by receiving the Selection Committee Encouragement Prize at the 25th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2018. His work…

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NOMOTO Haruyo

野本 陽代

Science writer

Haruyo Nomoto, born in 1948, is a science writer focusing on space exploration and astronomy. Drawing on interviews with researchers in Japan and abroad, she explains how observations change our understanding of the universe. Her coauthored work on the Hubble Space Telescope brings the discoveries…

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NOMOTO Kikuo

野本 亀久雄

Immunologist

Kikuo Nomoto is an immunologist and professor emeritus at Kyushu University. His research explored how host defenses remove foreign material and maintain the body’s stability. He has also worked on organ transplantation, connecting immunology with broader questions about medicine and the protection…

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NOMURA Mansaku

野村 万作

Noh actor

Nomura Mansaku II (born 1931) is a Japanese Kyogen performer of the Izumi school from Tokyo. Trained by his grandfather, Nomura Mansai I, and his father, Nomura Manzo VI, he made his stage debut at the age of three and succeeded to the name Nomura Mansaku II in 1950. After graduating from Waseda…

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NOMURA Mizuki

野村 美月

Novelist

Mizuki Nomura is a Japanese novelist. She made her debut in 2001 after winning the top prize in the novel category of the 3rd Famitsu Entertainment Awards for “Akagiyama Takkyujo ni Utagoe wa Hibiku” (『赤城山卓球場に歌声は響く』). Her best-known work, the “Literature Girl” series, combines school mystery with…

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NOMURA Yuki

野村 友規

Software engineer

Nomura Tomoki is a software engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure and the automation of development and operations. After about a decade developing and operating web systems, he became independent in 2021. He advises several companies on system architecture and technology strategy. His book…

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NONAKA Ikujiro

野中 郁次郎

Business scholar, Professor Emeritus of…

Ikujiro Nonaka (1935–2025) was a Japanese management scholar and professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Waseda University and worked at Fuji Electric before earning a PhD in business administration at the University of California, Berkeley. He subsequently…

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NONAKA Kuniko

野中 邦子

Translator

Kuniko Nonaka is a Japanese translator specializing in English-language nonfiction. Born in Tokyo, she graduated from the Department of Painting at Tama Art University. Over the course of her career, she has translated a wide range of works in history, culture, art, society, economics, science, and…

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NONAKA Kyoko

野中 香方子

Translator

Kyoko Nonaka is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on science, psychology, society, and economics. She graduated from Ochanomizu University’s Faculty of Letters and Education. Rutger Bregman’s “Humankind” reexamines historical accounts and research used to support the view that people are…

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nonami asa

乃南 アサ

Novelist

Asa Nonami (born 1960) is a Japanese novelist. After leaving Waseda University, she worked for an advertising agency before beginning her literary career. Her debut novel, "Kōfuku na Chōshoku," was selected for an excellence award in the Japan Mystery and Suspense Awards in 1988. Through subjects…

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Nora Ellen Groce

ノーラ・エレン・グロース

Anthropologist, Director of the Center…

Nora Ellen Groce (born 1952) is an American cultural and medical anthropologist. She is Director of the International Disability Research Centre at University College London, where her research focuses on disability, global health, deaf communities, and social inclusion. Her best-known book,…

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noriduki rintaro

法月 綸太郎

Novelist, Mystery writer, Critic

Rintaro Noridzuki (born 1964) is a Japanese mystery novelist and critic, widely regarded as one of the leading figures of the Shin Honkaku (New Orthodox) mystery movement. A graduate of Kyoto University's Faculty of Law, he began writing while a member of the university's Mystery Writers Club and…

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norishiro yuusuke

乗代 雄介

Novelist

Yusuke Norishiro (born 1986) is a Japanese novelist whose fiction is noted for its quiet lyricism and close attention to place, movement, and human relationships. After graduating from Hosei University, he made his literary debut in 2015 when "Jūshichihachi Yori" won the Bungakukai New Writers…

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Norman Maclean

ノーマン・マクリーン

Novelist, English literature researcher

Norman Maclean was a writer and scholar of English literature born in 1902 and raised in western Montana. He taught for many years at the University of Chicago and turned to sustained creative writing after retirement. A River Runs Through It appeared after his seventy-third birthday, connecting…

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Norman Mailer

ノーマン・メイラー

Nonfiction writer

Norman Mailer (1923–2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, and literary critic. After studying aeronautical engineering at Harvard University, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II, an experience that inspired his acclaimed debut novel, The Naked and the Dead. Regarded as…

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Norman Rush

ノーマン・ラッシュ

Novelist

Norman Rush (born 1933) is an American novelist. He and his wife spent five years working with the Peace Corps in Botswana, an experience he drew on in his fiction. Set around an experimental village in the Kalahari, “Mating” follows an American anthropology student whose research has stalled. She…

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NORO Kageyu

野呂 影勇

Ergonomics researcher

Kageyu Noro is a researcher in ergonomics and professor emeritus at Waseda University. His work examines display systems and the relationships between technology, human perception, and the body. His coauthored writing on virtual reality approaches emerging technology from the perspective of its…

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nosaka akiyuki

野坂 昭如

Writer, singer, lyricist, talent,…

Akiyuki Nosaka (1930–2015) was a Japanese novelist and lyricist. Born in Kamakura and raised in Kobe, he worked as a broadcast writer and advertising songwriter before making his literary debut in 1963 with "Erogotoshitachi." Drawing extensively on his experiences of wartime destruction and postwar…

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noya shigeki

野矢 茂樹

Philosopher, Professor Emeritus of the…

Shigeki Noya (born 1954) is a Japanese philosopher specializing in analytic philosophy, philosophy of language, and logic. After completing doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo, he taught at Hokkaido University and the University of Tokyo before becoming Professor of Philosophy at Rissho…

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NOZU Tomoko

野津 智子

Translator

Tomoko Nozu is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on organizations, leadership, and psychology. Amy C. Edmondson’s “The Fearless Organization” examines how psychological safety enables people to discuss questions and mistakes and supports learning at work. Edmondson’s “Teaming”…

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NUKII Yoshiko

貫井 佳子

Translator

Yoshiko Nukii is a Japanese translator specializing in finance, economics, investment, and business. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, she worked for a securities research institute and an international securities firm. In Howard Marks’s “Mastering the Market Cycle,” Nukii translated…

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NUMA Norika

沼 倫加

Japanese science communicator, math…

Norika Numa is a Japanese science communicator and mathematics educator. She earned a master's degree in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of Tokyo and works at math channel, where she develops educational programs, teaches mathematics, and serves as editor-in-chief of "math channel…

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numagami tsuyoshi

沼上 幹

Management scholar

Tsuyoshi Numagami (born 1960) is a management scholar specializing in business strategy, organization theory, and research methodology. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, pursued graduate study in commerce, and received a doctorate in commerce from the…